Pre-transaction Due diligence

Our pre-IPO due diligence focuses on both the compliance and reputational track record of the candidate company and their owners, board members, executive teams, and related entities. We seek to uncover a wide array of risks including unfair labour practices, breaches of environmental ethics, bribery and corruption, money laundering, and cybercrime.

We have extensive experience conducting pre-IPO due diligence across many sectors as diverse as chemicals, clothing, construction, electrical goods, IT software and mobile apps, manufacturing, real estate and transportation.

In the M&A process, due diligence allows the buyer to understand any hidden integrity and reputational risks associated with a potential acquisition, merger or joint venture so the buyer can confidently make an informed decision before closing the deal. 

Our comprehensive M&A due diligence reports cover traditional integrity red flags such as money-laundering, sanctions, corruption, and fraud, as well as emerging risks such as environment social, and governance (ESG) risks, operational and quality risks, financial risks, and identity risks. We do it quickly, thoroughly, and accurately, providing tailorable solutions to better meet your specific needs. 

Private equity companies are renowned for their deal discipline. We understand this mindset and bring rigor, independence, and global research experience to conduct due diligence on a prospective buyout target and investment opportunity or on an existing portfolio company.

Our PE due diligence reports cover multiple domains of risk to help safeguard your investments. Risk domains covered include integrity (such as money-laundering, sanctions, corruption, and fraud), ESG, cyber, operational and quality, financial, and identity risks. We also provide cost-effective monitoring solutions to protect your investment over its entire life cycle. Our solutions are tailorable to meet your specific investment needs.